What you can do: Write to the Minister for Defence and the Minister
for Foreign Affairs, Parliament House, Canberra, ACT 2600, asking
to stop all arms sales to Indonesia, to stop the training of Indonesian troops,
especially special force troops and to halt the combined military exercises until
the Indonesian governrnent shows a commitment to Human Rights.

Write to: the United Nations Centre for Human Rights, Palais des Nations,
CH-1211, Geneva 10, Switzerland, asking that they send both the UN Working
Group on Arbitrary Detention and the Special Rapporteur on Torture to conduct
investigations into the human rights situation in Irian Jaya.

Write to: the Australian Foreign Minister and Prime Minister
and demand that the issue of West Papua be put on the agenda of
the South Pacific Forum.

Write to: the South Pacific Forum and demand that the issue of West Papua
be brought to the Decolonisation Commission of the United Nations before
the General Assembly.

Write to: the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
of the Federal Parliament and urge them to send a fact finding mission to
West Papua to monitor the situation. Contact
address:
The Chair
JSCFADT
Parliament House
Canberra 2600

Write to: the PNG Prime Minister, Sir Julius Chan, asking him to act on
the issue of the status of the West Papuan refugees, their right to
residency, freedom of movement and opportunities for further education
and employment. Also write to the Australian Foreign Minister
asking him to take up the matter with the PNG government.

You can assist with the establishment of an indigenous non-government
organisation being set up in West Papua, YALI-IrJa, (Yayasan Lingkungan
Hidup Irian Jaya - The Irian Jaya Environment Foundation). Funds are
urgently needed to purchase basic equipment such as a computer, modem
and fax. Further information can be obtained direct from Ms Kate Iwi,
c/- Down to Earth, 5 Meadway, London, NW11 7JR, UK, or the Australia West
Papua Association, Sydney, PO Box 65, Millers Point NSW 2000.

Join or establish a West Pagua support group in your area. These local
groups can assist with up to date information about the issues dealt with
in this kit. (See details on groups and contacts.) Other groups which can
be contacted for further information are listed on the following pages.For further information about refugees:

Down To Earth International Campaign for Ecological Justice in Indonesia
PO Box 213
London SE5 7LU, UK

You can support the indigenous environment NGOs working in West Papua, such as: YPMD (The Irian Jaya Rural Community Development Foundation).
YPMD, PO Box 1114, Jayapura,
Indonesia
Tel: (0967) 81071, 81776
Fax: (0967) 81488